Photos of the week: 11/24 - 12/1

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 29: (L to R) Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie embrace at the end of the show on the set of NBC's Today Show, November 29, 2017 in New York City. It was announced on Wednesday morning that long time Today Show host Matt Lauer had been fired for alleged sexual misconduct. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle during an official photocall to announce their engagement at The Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace on November 27, 2017 in London, England. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been a couple officially since November 2016 and are due to marry in Spring 2018. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT- NOVEMBER 28: A young girls reacts as she is greeted by Juno, a fifteen year old male Beluga Whale, at the viewing window at Mystic Aquarium. Juno is one of two Beluga Whales at Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, Connecticut. November 28th, 2017 (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

A wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Slobodan Praljak, is seen during a hearing at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in the Hague, Netherlands, November 29, 2017. ICTY via REUTERS TV ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

VAN, TURKEY - NOVEMBER: A Man walk try to catch fishes on a frozen lake as it is zero celcius degree in Van, Turkey on November 30, 2017. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Paramilitary soldiers put snow onto their bodies in a temperature around negative 25 degrees Celsius (minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit) during a winter training session at a snowfield in Changchun, Jilin province, China November 28, 2017. Picture taken November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A view of the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test that was successfully launched, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang November 30, 2017. REUTERS/KCNA ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is seen as the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test was successfully launched, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang November 30, 2017. REUTERS/KCNA ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

U.S. President Donald Trump points to a large "Merry Christmas" card on the stage as he arrives to deliver remarks on tax reform in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn departs U.S. District Court, where he was expected to plead guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia's ambassador to the United States, in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 29: A view of Rockefeller Plaza during the 85th Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center on November 29, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump tours the holiday decorations with reporters at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

A wooden boat, which drifted ashore with eight partially skeletal bodies and was found by the Japan Coast Guard, is seen in Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on November 27, 2017. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wipes away tears while delivering an apology to members of the LGBT community who were discriminated against by federal legislation and policies, in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

A dog reacts as he awaits the competition during the "Zagreb Winter Classic" dog show in Zagreb, Croatia, November 26, 2017. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

People run down Oxford Street, London, Britain November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUALS COVERAGE OF SCENES OF DEATH AND INJURY An interior view of Al Rawdah mosque is seen after an explosion, in Bir Al-Abed, Egypt November 25, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Soliman

Policemen guide their elephants to demolish huts which forest officials claimed were illegally built at the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary in Guwahati, India, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika

US President Donald Trump (C) makes a statement from the Roosevelt Room next to the empty chairs of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (L), D-New York, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (R), D-California, after they cancelled their meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Migrants are seen at a naval base after they were rescued by Libyan coastal guards in Tripoli, Libya November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Hani Amara TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A man dressed as Santa Claus buys a ticket at the Christmas market in Innsbruck, Austria, November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A little girls smiles as lit candles around the symbol of RED AIDS during Eve of World AIDS Day celebrated in Kathmandu, Nepal on 1st Dec, 2017. World AIDS Day is celebrated worldwide on December 1st of every year to raise the awareness in the fight against HIV. According to the end of 2014 statistics of National Center for AIDS and STD Control, a total no. of 39,249 estimates affected patients identified in Nepal. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Medical worker measure the upper arm of young Rohingya refugee boy in center for management of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition(SAM) at Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, November 28, 2017. (Photo by Szymon Barylski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA - NOVEMBER 28: Bodybuilders warm up backstage before participating in the Mr. Jammu and Kashmir Classic Bodybuilding Competition organized by Jammu and Kashmir Bodybuilding Association on November 28, 2017 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Bodybuilding has evolved as a popular sport in Kashmir with hundreds of gyms flourishing in the region. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)

Britain's Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, visits the Foundling Museum in London, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Mary Turner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

WEIFANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27: Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel is under construction on November 27, 2017 in Weifang, Shandong Province of China. The ferris wheel over Bailang River measures 145 metres tall with 36 carts that can carry 10 passengers each. The wheel is 125 meters in diameter and features a grid design. Constructed by Tianjin Craftsman Manufacture, the wheel is ten metres taller than the world famous London Eye, and boasts Wi-Fi on-board. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 27: World War II Navajo Code Talker and Iwo Jima survivor Thomas Begay (L) poses for photographs after he arrives at the White House November 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. One of the last surviving code talkers, Begay is scheduled to participate in an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

VAN, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 26: Full moon and the stars illuminate the sky over the Mount Artos on a cold autumn night after a heavy snowfall in Gevas District of Van province of Turkey on November 26, 2017. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

A view of celebrations at Kim Il-sung Square on December 1, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang December 2, 2017. REUTERS/KCNA REUTERS/KCNA ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A block of ice broken off from Grey glacier floats at the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

Catholic faithful waits for Pope Francis at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Newborn white Bengal tiger cubs are shown to the media at San Jorge zoo in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Actors Molly Hanson (L) and Marlon Moore pose for a photograph in St George's Hall, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain, November 28, 2017. Windsor Castle will host a new immersive production of Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol', which will be staged in the Castle's State Apartments this festive season. REUTERS/Paul Hackett TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A helicopter is used to transport freshly harvested Christmas trees to destinations across the United States in Sheridan, Oregon, U.S. November 25, 2017. Picture taken on November 25, 2017 REUTERS/Natalie Behring TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

New information in special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation into Russia's reported attempts to influence the 2016 presidential election captured headlines this week. President Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia.

Other major headlines of the week included Matt Lauer being fired from 'Today' following numerous reports of sexual misconduct, North Korea said it successfully launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach all of the U.S. mainland and Bali's airport was closed as the Mount Agung volcano erupted.

Click through the slideshow above to see photos from all of these events and more, and be sure to check back next weekend for our selection of the best photography from the week.